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Grammys 2026: Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish take home top prizes

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah took place in LA at the Crypto.com Arena


Pop Culture & Art February 02, 2026 2 min read
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The 68th Annual Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles, bringing together leading artists for one of the music industry’s most significant nights.

The main ceremony, hosted by Trevor Noah for the sixth and final time, was held at the Crypto.com Arena.

Viewers in the US could stream the ceremony live through Paramount+ on its premium plan, while essential subscribers will have access on demand the later.

The premiere ceremony was held earlier at 3:30 pm ET from the Peacock Theater and streamed on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and live.GRAMMY.com.

This year’s performers included all eight Best New Artist nominees, with Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, Katseye, The Marías, Addison Rae, sombr, Alex Warren and Lola Young sharing the stage.

Additional performances came from Bruno Mars, Rosé, Tyler, the Creator, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Clipse and Pharrell Williams.

Below is the full list of winners:

Big Four Awards

  • Song of the Year: Billie Eilish – “Wildflower”
  • Best New Artist: Olivia Dean
  • Record of the Year: Kendrick Lamar & SZA — "luther"
  • Album of the Year: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

Pop and Dance

  • Best Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga – Mayhem
  • Best Pop Solo Performance: Lola Young – “Messy”
  • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – “Defying Gravity”
  • Best Dance/Electronic Recording: Tame Impala – “End Of Summer”
  • Best Dance/Electronic Album: FKA twigs – Eusexua
  • Best Dance/Pop Recording: Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Laufey – A Matter Of Time

Latin

  • Best Latin Pop Album: Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
  • Best Música Urbana Album: Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

Rock and Alternative

  • Best Rock Performance: Yungblud feat Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman & II – “Changes (Live From Villa Park)”
  • Best Rock Song: Nine Inch Nails – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be”
  • Best Rock Album: Turnstile – Never Enough
  • Best Alternative Music Album: The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World
  • Best Alternative Music Performance: The Cure – “Alone”
  • Best Metal Performance: Turnstile – “Birds”

Rap

  • Best Rap Performance: Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams – “Chains & Whips”
  • Best Melodic Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar with SZA – “Luther”
  • Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay – “TV Off”
  • Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar – GNX

Country

  • Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton – “Bad As I Used To Be”
  • Best Country Song: Tyler Childers – “Bitin’ List”

R&B and Global

  • Best R&B Performance: Kehlani – “Folded”
  • Best R&B Song: Kehlani – “Folded”
  • Best R&B Album: Leon Thomas – Mutt
  • Best African Music Performance: Tyla – “Push 2 Start”

Production and Songwriting

  • Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut
  • Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen

Film, TV and Visual Media

  • Best Comedy Album: Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
  • Best Music Video: Doechii – “Anxiety”
  • Best Music Film: Music by John Williams

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